Stamp-affixing machine.



W. DORNHBIM.

STAMP AFFIXING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1912.

Patented 00u13. 1914.

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o., WASHINGTON. Dv C WALTER DORNHEIM, QF LEIPZG, GERMANY.

STAMP-AFFIXING MACHINE. y

Specification of Letters Patent. i

Applicationled September 28, 1912. Serial No. 722,925. i

To all @07mm t may concern:

Be it known that I, VViiLr-nn DoizNHniM, a subject of the German Emperor, residing at Leipzig, in Germany, have invented a new and useful Stamp Aliixing Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for aliixing stamps, labels and the like, to envelops, cards, boxes, bottles and other packages.

An object of the invention Ais to provide a device by means of which stamps or similar objects may successively be attached to articles or packages of the described kind.

Another object of theinvention is to provide a stamp receptacle from which stampsl may be withdrawn successively by elements passing the receptacle in an intermittent uni-directional movement, said movement being imparted to the elements by a member which alternately moves in opposite directions. f y

Another object of the invention is to provide means for removing the'stamp withdrawn from said elements without interrupting their movement and to press the removed stanip by meansl of said members againstthe article' to which the stamp is to be affixed.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for moistening the surface of the stamp withdrawing members 'without interruptingl their movement.

Still another object of the invention` resides in the arrangement of the stamp receptacle andthe stamp withdrawing element movable relatively to each other so as to bring these parts at predetermined intervals into operative position.

l/Vitli these and other objects in view I have illustrated some embodiments of vmy invention in the accompanying drawing.

Figure l is a side elevation partly in section, of a device for aflixing stamps; Fig. 2 is a top plan view; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of certain parts of a modified device.

The frame a, has the shapeof a boX open at the top and at one end. rI'he shaft, t, is rotatably supported in the lateral walls of the box, and projects "beyond Said walls. Rigidly connected with kthe projecting ends of the shaft are two levers, which are con'- nected at their front Vends by the handle,` e'. A pressure plate d, extends betweenthe two levers c, near their forward end and is secured to the outer sides of saidy levers by means of suitable fastening plates 2 or the like, and carries a layer of felt, f, or the like, n

at its under side. This plate is also pro vided with a lockino' means g/,fshown in the form of a lock in. the drawing, and adapted to hold the lid a of casing a, so as to prevent unauthorized koperation of the device.4 Inltermediate the lateral walls of the casing a, a toothed sector it, is rigidly connected with the shaft t, and is adapted to mesh with a gear, i, the casing.4 The gear, z', is mount- `ed on a shaft, Z, which also carries a' ratchet,

c. Another gear, m, is loosely mounted on shaft Z, adjacent the ratchet 7a, and which is in, engagement with a pinion, a. The latter is rigidly connected with aroller, 0, ro-y material like sponge, felt, or the like, is ad-y justably disposed underneath they j belt, p. ln front of the roller, g, a wiping member, t, is held in stationary position and isadapted to scrape the belt when `the latter is moved. Near the rear end of the boX` a receptacle 'a is mounted on an oscillatable bar u, said receptacle being connected with `the bar so that it may readily be detachedy therefrom `or replaced thereon. i

An arm, w, rigidly connected with the rocksliaft lw with vwhich the bar u is connected, is under control of a cam rigidly mounted on the shaft .Z. A spring-contiolled pin y, projects through the front wall of the casing into the path of the arm, to, as shown in Fig. 2. The position of this Patenten oet. is, 191.4.'

The belt is maintained under suitpin is indicated by a dotted circle in Fig. l. j

rllhe entire ,devicev may be adjusted longitudinally with lrespect to an upright, e', dis# posed at the rear end of the device.

The rear wall of the boi; carries a bracket e having four rollers r', in engagement with the opposite surface of the npr-ight.

The latter may be rigidly or removably disyposed on the surface of a table or such like. l

The modification shown in Fig-8 illus trates a stationary receptacle n, for the stamps and a roller o, which may be reciprocated in vertical direction with respect to .said receptacle. For the purpose of im- .underneath the roller, 1".

parting this movement to the roller an arm, l, is rigidly mounted on shaft b near the inner surface of a lateral wall of the casing. A. rod Q, projects into the path of said arm and is maintained in proper position by link 3, which is under control of the spring a; the spring serves for normally maintaining the roller 0 in its lower-most position.

The operation of the device is as follows: The casing a is adjusted to the proper height with respect to the surface A, and is held in said position by tightening the clamping screw S on bracket e, thus tightening the plates of said bracket e" and locking the rollers r tightly against rotation at the proper time whereupon they act by friction to hold the bracket in positionon the upright, while the shank a of said clamping screw which is adapted to slide within' and extending through a groove e of the upright e is secured in its adjusted position on said upright by a nut 8 provided at the outer rear end of said shank s. rlhis height above surface A. should correspond with the approximate thickness of the articles to be labeled; the levers c should be nearly horizontal when the plate CZ rests upon the article to be labeled. The receptacle i; is detached from the transverse support a, and is filled with stamps, labels, or such like. The lining or cushion in the box, s, is thoroughly moistened. lVhen the levers c, are swung downwardly, ythe shaft Z) is rocked and the segment it is rotated through a predetermined arc. The ratchet 7c is thereby rotated and imparts rotation to the gear m loosely mounted on shaft Z. The rotation of the gear m is transmitted to the pinion n, which is rigidly connected with the roller, o, and which, therefore, is also rotated. The belt p moves in the direction indicated by the arrow. in passing over bonv s, this belt takes some moisture from the cushion in the box as it is in sliding engagement therewith. The cam w on shaft Z holds the arm w in raised position at the beginning of this movement. rhe transverse bar w is swung backwardly and the receptacle u detachably connected therewith, is therefore in raised position. Near the end of the iovement the arm w descends in accordance with the movement and shape of the cam m, and the receptacle, w, is brought into operative position with respect to the face of the belt p. The labels or stamps are placed in the receptacle with their gummed side downwardly, and the lowermost label or stamp will therefore stick to the moistened surface portion of the belt. lhen the levers c are again oscillated to the rockshaft the stamp on the belt is gradually conveyed downwardly, passing In the continued movement of the belt the stamp is removed .therefrom by means of the stationary wiper t. ine article which is to be provided with the stamp has previously been placed in proper position, and the stamp scraped off 'the belt by wiper t will then be pasted upon this article by the felt of the plate (Z. When the levers c, are swung upwardly, the belt, y), is not moved because the teeth of the ratchet slide over the pawl 7a without actuating the same.

ln the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 3, the arm lduring the last part of the downward movement of the levers c rocks the rod 2 upwardly which displaces the roller o and brings the belt y) in contact with the lowermost stamp within the receptacle o. During the upward movement of the levers c, the arm l is retracted and the spring el pulls the rod 2 and therefore also the rolle:l 0 into the position in which these parts are shown in the drawing.

I claim:

l. A machine of the character described, comprising in combination a stamp receptacle, an endless stamp-conveying means, an oscillating shaft, elements connecting said conveying means with the oscillating shaft and serving to move said conveying means intermittently in one direction, means for bringing said conveying means into engagement with the lowermost stamp in the receptacle, stationary means for removing the stamp from said conveying means, and an element. for pressing the .removed stamp against the article to which it is to be attached.

2. A machine of the character described, comprising in combination a stamp receptacle, an endless stamp-conveying means, elements for imparting uni-directional movement to said conveying means, elements for raising and lowering the stamp receptacle so as to bring the same intermittently into engagement with the stamp-conveying means,.stationary means for removing the stamp from said conveying means, and a manually operable element for pressing the removed stamp against an article and operatively connected to actuate said elements.

3. A machine of the character described, comprising in combination a stamp receptacle, an endless stamp-conveying means, elements for imparting uni-directional movement to said means, and for bringing said receptacle and said stamp-conveying means into intermittent engagement, adjustable means for moistening the surface of said conveying means, both of said lastnamed means being in permanent frictional engagement, stationary means for removing the stamp from said conveying means, and an element for pressing the removed stamp against the article to which it is to be attached.

4.' A machine ofthe character described, comprising in combination a casing, a stamp receptacle mounted in said casing, an endless stamp-conveying means, elements for imparting uni-directional movement to said conveying means, and for bringing the same into intermittent engagement with the contents of said stamp receptacle, means stationary With respect to the casing for removing the stamp from said conveying means, and an element movable with respect to the casing, for pressing the removed stamp against the article to which it is to be attached, a support for said casing and means for adjusting said casing with respect to said support so as to bring the pressure means in horizontal position when said means are in operative position.

5. A machine of the character described, comprising in combination a casing, a rockshaft mounted in said casing, actuating levers for said shaft, a bridge-plate connecting said levers, a toothed sector mounted on said rock-shaft, stamp-conveying means and transmission elements interposed be tween said sectorand said conveying meansk the conveying means by the Wiper against the article to Which the stamp is to be attached.

In testimony whereof I aHX my signature in presence of tvvo Witnesses.

VALTER DORN HEIM. n Vitnesses:

RUDOLPH FRIGK, PAUL RICHARD ULDIN.

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Washington, D. C. 

